Lanny Flaherty

Acting

Born July 27, 1942, Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA

Lanny Flaherty (July 27, 1942 – February 18, 2024) was a European-American character actor known for roles in films and miniseries such as Lonesome Dove, Natural Born Killers, Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 and Signs. He also had a brief role in Men in Black 3, and appeared as Jack Crow in Jim Mickles 2014 adaptation of Cold in July. Other film appearances include Winter People, Millers Crossing, Blood In Blood Out, Tom and Huck and Home Fries while television roles include guest appearances on The Equalizer, New York News and White Collar as well as a two-episode stint on The Education of Max Bickford as Whammo. Flaherty was a graduate of Pontotoc High School, and attended University of Southern Mississippi after high school. He resided in New York City.

Filmography

• 2014Cold in July — Jack Crow
• Alpha House — Man
• 2012Men in Black 3 — Obadiah Price
• 2010All Good Things — Rooming House Landlord
• 2010Forged — Tom
• White Collar — Motel Clerk
• 2006The Exonerated — Southern Cop #1
• 2002Signs — Mr. Nathan
• 2001Maze — Drunk
• 2000Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 — Sheriff Cravens
• 2000Double Parked — Louie
• 2000Homicide: The Movie — Homeless Guy
• Third Watch — Drunk #1, Wink
• 1998Home Fries — Red Jackson
• 1997A Simple Wish — Duane
• 1997Ties to Rachel — Stevens
• 1995Someone Else's America — Vodič
• 1995Tom and Huck — Emmett
• 1995Waterworld — Trader
• 1994Natural Born Killers — Earl
• 1993Bound by Honor — Big Al
• 1993Sommersby — Buck
• 1991Benny Hill's World Tour: New York! — Self/Various Roles
• 1991The Ballad of the Sad Cafe — Merlie Ryan
• 1990Miller's Crossing — Terry
• Lonesome Dove — Soupy Jones
• 1989Winter People — Gudger Wright
• 1988Home at Last — Slater
• The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd — Guard
• The Equalizer — Policeman
• The Cosby Show — George